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Mood:
- Sincere
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Plot:
- Athlete's LifeUnderdogContests and CompetitionsFollow Your DreamHuman SpiritAthlete and TrainerBoss and EmployeeFriendship more...
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Genres:
- DramaSportPeriodWar
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Time/Period:
- 30s40sWorld War 2
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Based on:
- BiographyBased on True Story
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Attitudes:
- SeriousRealistic
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Joe and Max, 2002
English, German, Italian
USA, Germany
Profile of Joe and Max
Joe and Max can be described as sincere. The plot revolves around discrimination, anti semitism, and the Holocaust. The main genres are drama, sports, and period. In approach, Joe and Max is serious and realistic. It takes place during World War 2 and in the 1930s. It is drawn from a biography and originally a true story.
Summary of Joe and Max
American boxer Joe Louis (Leonard Roberts) meets German champion Max Schmeling (Til Schweiger) in the ring in 1936, and Schmeling emerges victorious. They fight in the ring once again in 1938, and Louis hospitalizes his German counterpart. Schmeling, a member of the Nazi party, survives WWII, hears of the hard times that Louis has fallen on, and seeks out his former sparring partner to help him. This begins a touching, long-term friendship between the former opponents. This docu-drama, based on a true story, originally aired on cable television.
Details
| Language: | English, German, Italian |
| Country: | USA, Germany |
| Release date: | 3 March 2002 |
| Runtime: | 109 min |
Cast and Crew
as Joe Louis
as Max Schmeling
as Anny Ondra
as Jack Blackburn
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